This was mentioned last week when the news first came out, but now there's confirmation via a flyer from the Office of Planning that an "informational meeting" will be held on March 28 at 6:30 pm about the "Potential Recreation Reuse of 11th Street Bridge, SE."

If you missed the hullabaloo, the city is looking at the notion of reusing the structure of the soon-to-be-abandoned downstream/outbound 11th Street Bridge as a recreation destination, linking both sides of the Anacostia River "in a unique and dramatic way."

And there's also now a page on the OP web site about the project, noting that no decisions have been made or even committted to on the project. The page also makes sure to mention that "actually seeing this project realized will be very ambitious and challenging." A design competition will be held later this year, and apparently the process will "involve local youth in generating ideas." And, as Lydia DePillis noted, there will have to be a "significant level of partnership with the private and non-profit sectors" in order for this to work.

The meeting will be held in the DCRA office space at 1100 4th St., SW. Bring your ideas!

NEW BUILDING PERMIT FOR NEW COMMUNITY CENTER INCLUDING STEEL STRUCTURE BRICK AND MASONRY BACKUP

1240 12TH ST SE

02/19/15
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO / CARLTON W ROBINSON

E1503465 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

909 HALF ST SE

02/25/15
23 I LLC C/O RELATED COMPANIES / DAVID MILLER

SB1500157 /
CONSTRUCTION

INSTALLATION AND MONITORING OF 8 INCLINOMETER MONITORING SYSTEMS.
THREE INCLINOMETER CASINGS TO BE INSTALLED ALONG THE K STREET BORDER OF THE PROJECT.
THREE CASINGS TO BE INSTALLED ALONG THE I STREET BORDER OF THE PROJECT.
TWO CASINGS TO BE INSTALLED ALONG THE HALF STREET BORDER OF THE PROJECT.

A HOLLOW STEM AUGER WILL INSTALL UP TO 30 TEMPORARY DEWATERING WELLS BY ADVANCING A 12 OD / 8 1 / 4 ID BOREHOLE TO A DEPTH OF 65 FEET. AT DEPTH A 4 INCH PVC FLUSH JOINT THREADED WELL ASSEMBLY WILL BE SET AND SELECT FILTER PLACED. INTO EACH WELL WILL BE INSTALLED A 1 HP TURBINE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP. EFFLUENT WILL BE DIRECTED THROUGH A COMMON MANIFOLD TO A BAFFLED SETTLING TANK AND DISCHARGED TO THE LO...

1015 HALF ST SE

02/12/15
THOMAS AN / THOMAS AN; HYH ELECTRIC CO. INC.

SG1500156 /
CONSTRUCTION

INSTALL ONE SINGLE FACE BUILDING SIGN AND ONE DOUBLE FACE BLADE SIGN

02/18/15
HALF ST SE LLC / STEPHEN R. HOLMAN

P1503532 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

50 M ST SE

02/18/15
ENGLEWOOD LLC / FVI2020

FD1500010 /
CONSTRUCTION

FOUNDATION OF GRADE RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HOTEL

55 M ST SE

02/24/15 HINES GLOBAL REIT 55 M STREET LLC / ANDREW P CARAYIANNIS

M1501184 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

100 M ST SE

02/11/15
SQUARE 743 INC. / JOHN GIUSEPPE-RAMCO

TL1500062 /
CONSTRUCTION

FIRST TIME TENANT TO BUILDOUT AND OCCUPY TENANT SPACE ON PART OF THE 7TH FLOOR THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED THIRD PARTY REVIEWED AND APPROVED MECH. .PLUMB. ELECT. FIRE PROTECTION AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS BY KTA.
INTERIOR WORK ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE. NO STRUCTURAL WORK INVOLVED.

02/13/15
SQUARE 743 INC / RONNIE E WRIGHT

E1503331 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

02/13/15
SQUARE 743 INC / DAVID FLEMING

P1503495 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

02/19/15
SQUARE 743 INC / DAVID FLEMING

P1503597 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

02/20/15
SQUARE 743 INC / GREGORY E LIGON

E1503498 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

02/23/15 SQUARE 743 INC / ANTHONY G SAMBURG

E1503518 /
SUPPLEMENTAL

901 M ST SE

02/19/15
US GOVERNMENT NAVY PWC / SUMMIT CONSTRUCTION AND ES

B1504570 /
CONSTRUCTION

REQUEST AND E&S PERMIT FOR WORK ON FEDERAL INSTALLATION. INSTALLING FOOTINGS AND SLAB WITH PORTCH SUPPORTS. MINOR GRADING AND SEEDING. BUILDING FOOTPRINT IS UNDER 700SF. LAND DISTURBANCE INCLUDING GRADING AND SEEDING IS UNDER 2 500SF.